AutoAtlanta - Prep for Paint

Typical rear trunk rust from the leaking 914 tail light bodies. Notice the original stamped Karmann body number. This is stamped into all 914s and matches the plate number in the front of the drivers door jamb. And we thought that the jack post looked ok until it was Media blasted! The foam packing sound deadening in the back of the rear deck lid coupled to the wet trunk from the leaking tail light housings causes even the most rust free 914 to rust the rear trunk lid underneath!

Beautiful original paint marred by rust. We will have to refinish under the lid on this one to make it look right. Great idea to install an extra seal strip on the door of these 914 top off cars! Bad idea to install these door seals in a channel that automatically collects water!!!!! This one is not so bad though. Back of the left door actually has a hole rusted through in this shot. One can never see this damage until the seal is removed and the area brushed.

Beautiful original paint door jamb marred by the rust on the ledge where the outer rocker was installed typical jack post rust but not too bad. Just a cover will fix this one. Very very minor rust on the underside of this car but there anyway and of course because of it we will need to paint the bottom of the door!

Typical rust in the hood seal area (notice the way we have already repaired the gutter area with some new metal. Next we will cut out and fabricate the new panel for the headlight eyebrow grommets.Cowl rust again caused by water sitting. Notice the butched antenna hole. The kid who punched this hole on the dealer showroom floor should have been shot! We will weld up and drill properly and install an original hirschman collapsible antenna. Rust in the pass cowl area but not too bad